The Ministry of Health (Minsal) communicated this Thursday a new report on the situation of Covid-19 in our country. In this regard, they indicated that during the last 24 hours, 1,741 new cases have been registered, of which 1,230 correspond to people with symptoms, 98 asymptomatic.
Regarding the diagnostic capacity of Covid-19, 12,416 tests were taken in the last 24 hours (antigens and PCR), marking a total of 48,315,076 tests so far in the pandemic in our country. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 8.76% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 8.4%.
According to sampling, the regions with the highest positivity in the last week are Biobío, Antofagasta, O’Higgins and Magallanes.
Meanwhile, the Atacama region has the highest current incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Los Ríos, Ñuble and Biobío.
Other figures
To date, 89 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 72 remain with mechanical ventilation support. Regarding the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 322 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours, 13 deaths were registered due to causes associated with COVID-19. The total number of deceased amounts to 64,053 in the country.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country reaches 5,146,020. Of this total, 4,531 patients are in the active stage, considering a five-day isolation from the onset of symptoms or from taking the test, according to the Opening phase criteria. The recovered cases are 5,057,182.
Daily Report #COVID_19 – February 17th
? 1,741 new cases
? 4,531 active cases
? 13 registered deaths (64,053 in total)
? 8.76% national positivity
? 12,416 exams 24 hours (48,315,076 in total)
? 322 critical beds available▶ https://t.co/LcEdhpEcQL pic.twitter.com/ebaa9mKDAG
– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) February 17, 2023
